HP-UX IPSec and Linux

Limitations of HP-UX IPSec Interoperating with Linux FreeSwanLimitations of HP-UX IPSec Interoperating with Linux FreeSwan

HP-UX IPSec can be configured to interoperate with Linux FreeSwan version 1.96.

The following are limitations of Linux FreeSwan that affect interoperability with HP-UX IPSec:

Linux FreeSwan does not support DES encryption. You must use 3DES or AES encryption.

Linux FreeSwan does not support port and protocol specified IPSec rules. You must configure the HP-UX IPSec rules with a 0 value (wildcard, all traffic included) for port and protocol. See “Step 1: Configuring Host IPSec Policies” on page 69 for details on configuring HP-UX IPSec rules.

Linux FreeSwan does not delete Security Associations (SAs) when it receives ISAKMP INITIAL-CONTACT notify messages. The administrator must manually delete any SAs established with the HP-UX system that sent the INITIAL-CONTACT notify message.

The following is a limitation of HP-UX IPSec that affects interoperability with Linux FreeSwan:

HP-UX IPSec does not support Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) for keys only. By default, Linux FreeSwan is configured to use PFS for keys only. You must explicitly turn off PFS (pfs=no) when configuring the Linux FreeSwan system to interoperate with HP-UX.

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